Calkins: The stadium renovations look totally cool. But will they get Memphis where it needs to go?
“We need to look like we belong and we believe this accomplishes that,” said U of M athletic director Laird Veach at a press conference announcing the new upgrades to the Liberty Bowl. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Make no mistake, Memphis is partnering with the city in a “transformational renovation” of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in order to get to a better conference. Will it work?
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